Journal article
Determinants of playfulness of young children with cerebral palsy
Developmental neurorehabilitation, v 22(4)
19 May 2019
PMID: 29746800
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Abstract
Purpose: To identify child, family, and service determinants of playfulness of young children with cerebral palsy.
Methods: Participants were 429 children, 18-60 months. Children were divided into two groups, Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I-II and III-V. Therapists collected data on body functions and gross motor function; parents provided information about children's health conditions and adaptive behavior, family life, and services. One year after the beginning of the study, therapists assessed children's playfulness. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.
Results: Higher gross motor function was associated with higher playfulness for both groups. Greater impact of health conditions on daily life was associated with lower playfulness for children in levels I-II. More effective adaptive behavior was associated with higher playfulness, and higher parent perception of therapists' family-centeredness was associated with lower playfulness for children in levels III-V.
Conclusion: Supporting gross motor function, health, and adaptive behavior may foster playfulness.
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- Title
- Determinants of playfulness of young children with cerebral palsy
- Creators
- Lisa A Chiarello - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel UniversityDoreen J Bartlett - School of Physical Therapy, Western UniversityRobert J Palisano - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel UniversitySarah Westcott McCoy - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of WashingtonLynn Jeffries - Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CentreAlyssa LaForme Fiss - Department of Physical Therapy, Mercer UniversityPiotr Wilk - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
- Publication Details
- Developmental neurorehabilitation, v 22(4)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Grant note
- (H133G060254) / US Department of Education, National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research MOP 81107 / Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000463811300004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85046728005
- Other Identifier
- 991014878146004721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitation